Dalmiro Finol

Dalmiro Finol
Runs batted in		296
Total bases	695
Slugging percentage	.407
Games played	471
Teams
Cervecería Caracas (1946–1952) Leones del Caracas (1952-1955) Gavilanes de Maracaibo (1953-1954) Navegantes del Magallanes (1954–1956)
Career highlights and awards
Baseball World Cup Gold Medal (1941) Hit the first home run in Venezuelan League history (1946) Hit the first grand slam in Venezuelan League history (1946) Hit the first home run in Caribbean Series history (1949)
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2012

Dalmiro Finol [dahl-mee'-roh / fe-nohl'] (August 21, 1919 – May 16, 1994) was a

A versatile

As a rookie, he led the circuit with seven home runs, becoming the first player to win the league's home run title. In the midseason, he also became the first player to hit a grand slam in the league's history.

Finol later led the league with 35 RBI in the 1947–1948 season. His most productive effort came in the 1953–1954 tournament, when he posted career-highs in home runs (10), RBI (47) and games played (70). He also had two good seasons, hitting .320 in 1948–1949 and .365 in 1951–1952.

In an 11-season career, Finol batted a .278 average (475-for-1706) with 48 home runs and 296 RBI in 471 games, including 241 runs, 73 doubles, three triples, and 35 stolen bases.

Finol died in 1994 in Maracaibo, Zulia, at the age of 74.

Milestones

• During the 1949 Caribbean Series Finol hit a home run off Cuban team pitcher Conrado Marrero, to become the first player ever to homer in the Series.
• Was a member of the Venezuelan team who won the 1941 Baseball World Cup tournament.
• In 2012 received the honor of induction into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their ninth class.

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